voices for justice

Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday appointed Jason Paguio, president and CEO of the Asian Business Association San Diego, to the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs. Established in 2002, the commission is intended to address the political, economic and social issues important to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the state. “I am honored by the…

A community garden serves to cultivate hope and equality, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little

Following Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict, many are expressing how they feel and what they hope will happen next. The sentiment is felt around the country and San Diego County from political and legal leaders to local business owners.

Derek Chauvin’s conviction is being felt among many diverse groups in San Diego –some shared with NBC 7’s Melissa Adan how the verdict is a stepping stone to broader change

It’s been decades since the width of our country’s division has been more apparent. But it amplified the voices in our community. Here are some standout stories from 2020.

This year, in the midst of a raging pandemic, Americans took to the streets to call for police reform and stand against systemic racism in our country. Those issues were definitely on the ballot in the November election.  But now that the polls have closed, some are questioning whether reform is on the way. One person raising those questions...

NBC 7’s Mark Mullen talked with community leader and activist Cornelius Bowser about San Diego’s strides toward change, and the community wants to see elected leaders follow through.

San Diego State University sophomore Cierra Bush has found a way to take her artistic ability, combined with some cool kicks, and turn it into a charitable business.

She’s an SDSU student, mentor, business owner, and artist. Now, she’s using her talents to kickstart her other passion: giving back. Reports NBC 7’s Audra Stafford.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers has the latest from the protest that came to a head at SDPD’s downtown headquarters.

Ten people were arrested during a protest that culminated outside San Diego Police Department Headquarters Wednesday evening, hours after a grand jury’s decision not to bring charges against the Louisville officer who killed Breonna Taylor. Police said most of the arrests, seven in total, were a result of crowd-goers failing to disperse when law enforcement issued an unlawful assembly...

There’s a lot of talk about race relations right now, and one example of how to promote diversity comes from an unlikely place. NBC 7’s Greg Bledsoe reports on efforts to diversify the skateboarding world.

California lawmakers passed modest police reform legislation on Monday in the wake of a summer of racial injustice protests, but some of the most sweeping proposed police reforms on the table never even got a vote. NBC 7 political reporter Danny Freeman has more.

Kenosha, Wisconsin, became the nation’s latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest after cell-phone footage of police shooting Jacob Blake in broad daylight circulated on social media, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan.

San Diegans are expressing their frustrations after watching cell-phone video of Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.